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Why Khorasan May Be a Bigger Threat to the U.S. Than ISIS

The Khorasan Group may be a bigger threat to the United States than the Islamic State, according to multiple reports.

This group of al-Qaeda affiliates is tiny by comparison to ISIS and doesn't wield anything close to the same military capability. But Khorasan's extremists are much more sophisticated plotters, and they may have been at work designing new-age explosives built to pass undetected through airport screenings.

Khorasan extremists also think more like the al-Qaeda that Americans are familiar with. They have their eyes on assaulting western targets, whereas ISIS is more focused on its surrounding foes.

U.S. officials believed Khorasan was almost ready to carry out an attack somewhere in the west when American jets blasted the group's training camps, weapons production facilities and more. Though the results of the bombardment aren't yet clear, the White House hoped to catch Khorasan off-guard, as many expected that any U.S. strike would target only ISIS.

You can watch the above video to learn more about this secretive extremist network.

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